PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jayden Marsh (ranked 930 p4p, 719 weight class) and Randall Cunningham (ranked 124 p4p, 91 weight class). Marsh comes to the cage accompanied by Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Marsh
vs
Cunningham

190 cm
27
215
12 - 5 - 0

193 cm
27
210
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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Pulling Guard

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jayden Marsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Randall Cunningham!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cunningham jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marsh went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Cunningham misses with an uppercut. Marsh saw that one coming.
Marsh connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

It looks like Randall Cunningham has been cut.
Marsh works the jab nicely.
Cunningham thuds his right hand into Marsh's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cunningham throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marsh sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cunningham avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marsh lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Marsh takes a swing at Cunningham's ribcage but misses.
Marsh looks to throw the jab but Cunningham is out of range.
Cunningham looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fighters circling - Marsh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cunningham slips under a jab from Marsh.
Marsh on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh takes a swing at Cunningham's ribcage but misses.
Cunningham throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Marsh on the side of the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Marsh as he connects with a hook.
Cunningham staying out of range there.
Cunningham moves away from the strike by Marsh.
Cunningham counters with a body kick.
Marsh moves out of range of the strikes.
Cunningham is looking to slow Marsh down with leg kicks.
Cunningham throws an overhand right that lands on Marsh's shoulder, as Marsh tries to avoid the shot.
Cunningham fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marsh manages to avoid it.
Cunningham throws out a loose jab but Marsh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cunningham is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marsh.
Cunningham lands with a hook. Marsh tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cunningham throws a jab when Marsh was well out of range.
Cunningham moves out of range as Marsh strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cunningham has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marsh has a couple of punches blocked by Cunningham.
Nice body punch from Marsh.
Marsh throws a punch but it's blocked by Cunningham.
A head punch on the inside from Marsh fails to land.
Marsh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cunningham gets through Marsh's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Marsh misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Marsh.
Cunningham stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Marsh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Cunningham.
Marsh misses with some punches.
Marsh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marsh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marsh definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cunningham stalling in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh misses with some punches.
Marsh misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Cunningham.
Cunningham throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marshs head.
Marsh tries a body shot but Cunningham blocks it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cunningham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marsh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cunningham takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cunningham taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Marsh lands a shoulder strike.

That has opened up Randall Cunningham's cut even more.
Marsh lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cunningham or not.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cunningham.
Cunningham blocks an uppercut.
Marsh misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham is struggling to control the position.
Marsh being controlled against the cage.
Marsh misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Cunningham.
Marsh tries a body shot but Cunningham blocks it.
A body shot lands from Marsh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marsh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cunningham's elbow.
A body shot lands from Marsh.
Cunningham fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marsh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marsh lands an uppercut.
Cunningham lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marsh backwards.
Marsh throws a punch but it's blocked by Cunningham.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Marsh as Cunningham tries to tie him up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jayden Marsh will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Randall Cunningham's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Cunningham's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Marsh connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cunningham scrambles back to his feet.
Randall Cunningham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cunningham dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cunningham throws a right hand that misses
and Marsh counters with a left to the body.
Cunningham lands a glancing blow to the side of Marsh's head.
Marsh slips under a jab.
Marsh walks into a straight right hand from Cunningham.
Cunningham looks to clinch
and Marsh counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marsh chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cunningham can pounce on him.
Cunningham dodges the punch combination from Marsh.
A big right from Marsh misses.
Marsh misses with a hook. Cunningham ducked under it nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marsh takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Marsh is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Cunningham.
Marsh misses the jab.
Cunningham misses with a hook to the body
and Cunningham takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marsh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cunningham moves out of range as Marsh strikes.
Cunningham blocks a jab.
Marsh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cunningham sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cunningham was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Cunningham in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Marsh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cunningham swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Marsh throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jab, jab by Marsh - just one landing.

The cut above Randall Cunningham's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Some bone on bone action there as Marsh checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Marsh throws a looping overhand right but Cunningham ducks down to avoid it.
Marsh jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Marsh misses its intended target.
Cunningham throws a right hand that misses
and Marsh counters with a right hand to the body.
Marsh thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cunningham tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Marsh cracks Cunningham with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cunningham drops his hands momentarily and Marsh takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Marsh misses with a two punch combination.
Marsh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cunningham can do to turn this around?
Cunningham bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cunningham steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Marsh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cunningham moves away.
A big left from Marsh misses.
And Cunningham responds with a good body kick, but Marsh manages to step out the way in time.
Cunningham uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marsh.
Cunningham slips a jab from Marsh.
Marsh moves out of range as Cunningham throws a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham wants to clinch.
Donk. Cunningham catches Marsh right on the button with a cross.
Cunningham digs a good hook to Marsh's body.
Cunningham bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jayden Marsh is winning the standup battle so far.
Marsh checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cunningham dodges the punch combination from Marsh.
Cunningham throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marsh counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Marsh checks a low kick from Cunningham.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsh throws a shot from downtown. Cunningham moves away and avoids it.
Cunningham takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Randall Cunningham's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Marsh scores with a punch to the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Randall Cunningham's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jayden Marsh!
Our winner, Jayden Marsh, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.